adj
noun
Freq #12556
Meanings
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adj
Willing to do what you are told by someone in authority.
He was an obedient child who always listened to his parents.
Thesaurus
Opposites
argumentativebreachycontumaciousdefiantdisobedientdominantfrowardimmorigerousinobedientinsubmissiveinsubordinateinsurgent
Word family
Forms
obediently
Etymology
From Middle English obedient, from Old French obedient, from Latin oboediēns, present active participle of oboediō (“obey”).
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